# Incident 20000602028069I: Robsin R22MARINER, Chicago, IL, June 2, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2000, 11:40 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5349° N, 87.5295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANSING MUNI (IGQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5349&lon=-87.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6291T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6291T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22MARINER
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 550 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000602028069I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)CFI PILOT STATED THAT THE STUDENT WAS PRACTING HOVERING AT ABOUT 5-10 FEET. SHE HAD A TOTAL OF 5 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION IN THE HELICOPTER, ABOUT 45 MINTUES PRACTICING HOVERING. CFI, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^   STATED THAT "IT GOT OUT OF WHACK AND INTO AN ABNORMAL ALTITUDE."  HE TOOK CONTROLS TO RECOVER BY RAISING COLLECTIVE, BUT "IT DID NOT CORRECT".  WITHIN  2-3 SECONDS THE HELICOPTER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER.

## Other reports on N6291T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040505009219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040505009219A), May 5, 2004: Robsin R22MARINER (N6291T), Chehalis, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Helicopter N6291T, registered to [privacy data omitted], and operated under 14 CFR part 141 by hillsboro helicopters, inc., 3565 NE cornell rd,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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